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Pilot fish simile used twice in 50 pages. Simile reference sourcebook must be a relatively slim volume...

I love this back and forth between Cassie and ringer. It's that animosity that comes simply from being so very different. Like high school all over again and I still relate better to Cassie, lol.

He's "just east of Martinique" but he's sailing east to get there. Wouldn't you need to sail WEST to get to a place you're just east of?

Blah! That's the "Liar Liar" theory of lying. There is a difference between giving someone a dishonest response when an opinion is solicited and just stating whatever comes into your mind like a dillhole. You can be honest without being a jackass! Keep your mouth shut if no one asks your opinion.

Chapter 72 is the most important chapter in the whole series. Possibly the best written as well.

Jesus God! Seriously?! I joked with a friend that I thought this book would be boring boring boring and then hit you out of nowhere with a bajillion things (I've read his work before). I was SO right. Holy cow.

Damn, Shusterman. You're killing me...

All I can think of is the cybermen from Doctor Who and "the lion sleeps tonight." Won't you take me to...funky town! (Best part? None of y'all will understand this til you get to it, so it's not a spoiler!)

Sniffle.

Brunswick bowling balls are made in Cincinnati. I wonder if that's where Risa's state home is, then...

Orgão orgânico. I may throw upico. That's possibly the most hideous thing I've ever read.

Heartbreaking story is heartbreaking.

Lol, a Cam action figure. And i love the montresor joke, but I assume they'll explain it later which will take away from the humor a bit (but it's a book for teens, not English teachers whose favorite story is "Amontillado". They won't get it without explanation).

I just realized how weird the present tense POV is in these books.

Also, fantastic summary before the first chapter. Thanks, Neal! Because I totally forgot Unsouled.

Sees the word "finale" on the inside flap. Dies a little inside.

What. The. Actual. Fuck? *bombshell drops*

Connie's dad's warning to her brother is heartbreaking. Unfortunately, it isn't fiction--as a young black male, he really does have to look out for cops, and that's horrid.

Yeah, I totally get where they're going with this. Bird knowledge Ftw!

All well and good, but when does the rhyme mention that Humpty Dumpty is an egg? (The answer is never, btw).

Why would he leave his phone?! Dumbass...

Ok, I don't have a weak stomach, but that just about sent me running for the bathroom. Holy cow this series is graphic...

"To serve man! It's a cookbook!" Seriously, does anyone else see the Twilight Zone parallels?

That's not what "nonplussed" means. It doesn't mean unaffected. It means confused of bewildered. Common forgivable mistake...unless you're an author!

So the Mogs are evil for wanting to destroy Earth, but aren't the actions of the Lorien in Mexico also enemy-like behaviors? Seems like some pot and kettle stuff going on here.

It's ok. It's ok. It's a fairy tale--insta-love exists in those. It's ok. Breathe. No head explosions. Think of the genre. It's ok.

New rule of books: if two people meet in double digit pages, they aren't allowed to fall madly in love until triple digit pages. I have decreed it.

"Oh, do you enjoy gothic novels." "Being male, no." Wow--sexist much? Men can like gothic novels, too.

I'm reading it as "H2O" which I'm assuming is either a prior title, another country's title (UK?), or a future title. Anyone know?

Spoilers! Awesome